A Soldier's Story
TMDB 6.8
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In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
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In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
MysteryCrimeDrama
Trailers & More
A Soldier's Story
In a rural town in Louisiana, a black Master Sergeant is found shot to death just outside the local Army Base. Military lawyer, Captain Davenport—also a black man—is sent from Washington to conduct an investigation. Facing an uncooperative chain of command and fearful black troops, Davenport must battle with deceit and prejudice in order to find out exactly who really did kill the Master Sergeant.
- Directors
- Norman Jewison
- Producers
- Ronald L. Schwary, Norman Jewison, Patrick J. Palmer
- Cast and Characters
- Howard Rollins (Captain Davenport), Adolph Caesar (Sergeant Waters), Art Evans (Private Wilkie), Robert Townsend (Corporal Ellis), Denzel Washington (Private First Class Peterson), David Alan Grier (Corporal Cobb), David Harris (Private Smalls), Dennis Lipscomb (Captain Taylor)
- Languages
- English